Import/export HS code 070960: Fresh or chilled peppers and pimentos

Fresh or chilled fruits of the Capsicum or Pimenta genus, like sweet peppers and chili peppers

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 449,521,180
Spain 299,630,608
Germany 45,001,302
France 38,602,559
Morocco 26,776,014

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 223,809,794 225,711,386 +1,901,592
Spain 172,005,949 127,624,659 -44,381,290
Germany 26,138,458 18,862,844 -7,275,614
France 27,024,111 11,578,448 -15,445,663
Morocco 12,123,238 14,652,776 +2,529,538
Turkey 12,208,989 10,746,846 -1,462,143
Belgium 3,320,975 6,926,585 +3,605,610
Israel 3,813,790 4,088,095 +274,305
Kenya 1,991,346 2,288,547 +297,201
Senegal 2,250,659 1,903,608 -347,051

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Netherlands 431,015,368
Spain 351,643,554
Morocco 47,447,585
Turkey 23,570,928
Belgium 16,413,793

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 213,561,588 217,453,780 +3,892,192
Spain 203,547,397 148,096,157 -55,451,240
Morocco 24,359,997 23,087,588 -1,272,409
Turkey 12,501,067 11,069,861 -1,431,206
Belgium 8,839,833 7,573,960 -1,265,873
Israel 8,113,033 4,294,083 -3,818,950
Portugal 2,484,363 3,735,217 +1,250,854
Poland 2,541,323 2,461,106 -80,217
Kenya 1,973,801 2,266,830 +293,029
Rwanda 2,363,447 1,793,353 -570,094

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 42
Outer London - West and North West 33
Inner London - West 29
Inner London - East 25
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Outer London - East and North East 37 33 -4
Outer London - West and North West 31 27 -4
Inner London - West 19 21 +2
Inner London - East 23 20 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 13 -5
West Midlands 11 14 +3
Greater Manchester 9 13 +4
Kent 13 11 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
Essex 8 8 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 885,077,157
Air transport 17,787,692
Other 13,074,443
Road transport 10,018,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,101,462

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 471,098,612 413,978,545 -57,120,067
Air transport 8,680,819 9,106,873 +426,054
Other 7,739,539 5,334,904 -2,404,635
Road transport 5,690,044 4,328,123 -1,361,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,914,267 2,187,195 -727,072
Rail transport 78,375 0 -78,375

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 284,225,785
Harwich 190,802,202
Felixstowe 123,125,230
Dover 93,072,689
Portsmouth 57,926,184

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Eurotunnel 158,768,090 125,457,695 -33,310,395
Harwich 88,359,008 102,443,194 +14,084,186
Felixstowe 68,224,428 54,900,802 -13,323,626
Dover 52,400,266 40,672,423 -11,727,843
Portsmouth 32,862,590 25,063,594 -7,798,996
Immingham Docks 6,487,743 31,859,714 +25,371,971
Killingholme 32,918,412 1,703,137 -31,215,275
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,274,242 14,243,145 -31,097
Tyne 7,410,562 9,722,044 +2,311,482
London Heathrow Airport 8,196,692 8,388,092 +191,400

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 248
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of food products 23
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 17
Food and beverage service activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 159
2025-11 154
2025-10 139
2025-09 112
2025-08 88

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 137
0-1m 70
15m-54m 53
54m+ 47
Other 15

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 1,101,411
Canada 334,975
United Arab Emirates 250,853
Netherlands 163,024
Spain 44,213

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 638,462 462,949 -175,513
Canada 233,140 101,835 -131,305
United Arab Emirates 233,668 17,185 -216,483
Netherlands 46,328 116,696 +70,368
Spain 44,213 0 -44,213
Italy 20,374 0 -20,374
Gibraltar 2,490 7,994 +5,504
Turkey 0 8,584 +8,584
Qatar 7,838 0 -7,838
Norway 3,096 3,330 +234

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Morocco 104,847
Spain 104,754
Netherlands 93,103
XI 45,814
Ireland 7,888

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Morocco 94,468 10,379 -84,089
Spain 72,070 32,684 -39,386
Netherlands 38,803 54,300 +15,497
XI 17,070 28,744 +11,674
Ireland 6,969 919 -6,050
Poland 4,055 1,242 -2,813
Belgium 862 2,210 +1,348
Australia 0 1,205 +1,205
South Africa 692 368 -324
Turkey 254 30 -224

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 675,179
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 625,579
Air transport 598,183
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,255

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Other 356,990 318,189 -38,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 347,057 278,522 -68,535
Air transport 477,032 121,151 -355,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,413 2,842 -52,571

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 675,179
Holyhead 363,506
London Heathrow Airport 331,380
London Gatwick Airport 260,395
Dover / Eurotunnel 146,249

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 356,990 318,189 -38,801
Holyhead 228,842 134,664 -94,178
London Heathrow Airport 282,130 49,250 -232,880
London Gatwick Airport 189,694 70,701 -118,993
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,515 75,734 +5,219
Felixstowe 30,453 18,487 -11,966
Liverpool Docks 38,713 10,096 -28,617
Harwich 5,316 39,053 +33,737
Immingham Docks 13,655 3,330 -10,325
Fishguard 13,000 0 -13,000

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 070960

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Fresh or chilled fruits of the Capsicum or Pimenta genus, like sweet peppers and chili peppers